AGENDA – CITY COUNCIL MEETING

June 22, 2010 - 7:00 p.m.

1. Call to Order.
2. Pledge of Allegiance – Invocation by Kenneth E. Gaiser, 4th Ward City Councilmember.
3. Roll Call.
4. Adoption of Agenda.
5. Citizen Comments. (3-Minute Limit)
6. Presentations/Proclamations.
   • Presentation by Vic Cooperwasser, Tetra Tech, regarding the City Water and Sewer Rate Study.
     1. Consideration of a resolution amending water and sewer rates for all customers, effective for all usage after June 30, 2010, and June 30, 2011.

   • Presentation on the proposed relocation of the “Summer Night Tree,” by Bob LaZebnik.
     

     1. Consideration of the proposed relocation of the “Summer Night Tree.”

7. Consent Calendar.
   

   • Approval of the minutes of the regular City Council meeting of June 8, 2010, and the special meetings of June 8, and June 15, 2010.
   • Approval of the request from Mary Spring to close Michigan Avenue from Jackson Street to Hayes Alley, beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 17, 2010, until 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 18, 2010, for a wedding reception. (Contingent upon receipt of recommended approval from the Police, Fire, City Engineering and Public Works Departments, the Downtown Development Authority, and proper insurance coverage.)
   • Approval of the request from the Upper Grand River Watershed Alliance to conduct a 225 mile paddling trip and celebration of the Grand River on Thursday, July 15, 2010, (Contingent upon department approvals and receipt of the proper insurance coverage.)
   • Approval of the payment of the Region 2 Planning Commission invoice in the amount of $8,056.67, for planning services for the month of May 2010, in accordance with the recommendation of the City Manager.
   • Approval of the request for authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the 2010-2011 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Subrecipient Agreements, in accordance with the recommendation of the Community Development Director.
   • Approval of the Quit Claim Deed to reconvey the property to “The Estate of Matthew B. Duffy,” and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the appropriate document(s), and for the City Attorney to take all actions necessary to effectuate conveyance of the property.
   • Approval of Change Order No. 2 to the contract with Tetra Tech, Ann Arbor, in the not-to-exceed amount of $5,000.00, covering additional expense for the Water and Sewer Rate Study Project, and authorization for the Interim City Manager and Interim Director Wastewater Treatment Plant and Interim Director Water Department to execute the appropriate document(s).
   • Receipt of the City of Jackson’s summary of revenue and expenditures for eleven (11) months ended, May 31, 2010.
   • Receipt of a Summons and Complaint filed in Circuit Court by Doris Gaskin, v. City, and referral to the City Attorney for appropriate action.
   • Receipt of petitions filed by Walgreen Company, Comcast, and H & O Industrial Properties, LLC, with the Michigan Tax Tribunal and referral to the City Assessor and City Attorney for appropriate action.
   • Receipt of CDBG Financial Summary Report through May 31 2010.
   • Receipt of the Dangerous Building Report through May 31, 2010
   • * Referral of an application to the City Planning Commission from Dr. Dale Gaide to rezone property located at 539 N. Blackstone (Stencil 1-0248), and also including Stencil #’s 1-0269, 1-0270, and 1-0271 from R-4 to C-4. (Mr. Messner withdrew his request.) N. Establishment of July 20, 2010, at the City Council meeting as the time and place to hold a public hearing requested by Technique, Inc., to designate property located at 2341 Enterprise Road as an Industrial Development District.
   • * Approval of the payment of a Bill for Assumption of Jurisdiction for the City from the Michigan State Tax Commission in the amount of $1,435.18.

8. Committee Reports.

9. Appointments.
   

   • Consideration of the request to approve Thomas Steiger, Superintendent of Cemeteries, Forestry, and Parks, to serve on the City of Jackson Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees filling a current vacancy beginning immediately and ending August 31, 2011, in accordance with the recommendation of the Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees.

10. Public Hearing.
    

    • Public hearing on the proposed use of the 2010 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funds through the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance.
      1. Authorization for the City to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the County identifying the grant fiscal agent and the allocation of funds. (City will continue to be the fiscal agent for the grant.)

11. Resolutions.
12. Ordinances.
13. Other Business.

14. New Business.
    

    • Consideration of an Inter-local Agreement between the City Parks, Recreation and Grounds Department, and the Jackson County Parks Department, authorization for the Mayor to execute the appropriate document(s), and approval of the job descriptions for the Director, Deputy Director, and Golf Superintendent.
    • * Consideration of the request from Daniel M. Bamm to hold a JackTown Music Festival concert at the Jackson County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 3, 2010, beginning at 5:00 p.m., with police assistance at their expense. (Request for Fireworks display was withdrawn on June 21, 2010.)(Recommended approval received from the Police and Fire Departments.) (Contingent upon receipt of proper insurance coverage.)
    • Consideration of the request to approve the insurance renewal premium with the Michigan Municipal League Liability and Property Pool, in the amount of $436,175.00, for fiscal year 2010-2011, and authorization for City staff to pay the premium, in accordance with the recommendation of the City Manager and the City Attorney.
    • Consideration of the request to approve the low bid award to Aladdin Electric, in the amount of $47,933.00, for the replacement of a hot water boiler heating system at the Police Department, in accordance with the recommendation of the Deputy Police Chief.
    • Consideration of the request to approve the low bid award to Bailey Excavating, at their low bid of $445,376.92, for the 2010 Local Street American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Repaving contract, and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the appropriate document(s), in accordance with recommendation of the Purchasing Agent and the City Engineer.
    • Consideration of the request to approve a Norfolk Southern Railway Company Acknowledgement Form for Wire and/or Pipe Occupation, for the North Street Watermain Project, and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the appropriate document(s).
    • Consideration of the request to approve a Revocable License requested from Joanna Perkin, 2002 Parkwood Way, for construction of two masonry posts and a stone wall upon the City’s right-of-way, and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the appropriate document(s), in accordance with the recommendation of the City Engineer.
    • Consideration of the request to approve the bid award to Scoby Construction, in the amount of $28,600.00, for the owner-occupied Community Development rehabilitation project located at 143 Wall Street, in accordance with the recommendation of the Community Development Director.
    • Consideration of the request to waiver the building permit fees for the 2010 Mission Serve projects, in accordance with the recommendation of the Community Development.
    • Consideration of the request to add “Citizen Comments” at the end of the City Council meeting, with immediate effect and a three-minute time limit. (Requested by Councilmember Daniel Greer at the June 8, 2010, City Council meeting.)

15. City Councilmembers’ Comments.
16. Manager’s Comments.
17. Adjournment.